Caryl Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Part of the rally saw us in the middle of the wop wops near the Longburn Dam. I went for a walk (nobody else for miles) and a bird was hopping along in front of me. I wondered why it didn't just fly off and realised it was a skylark doing the injury act too Alan. I did not bother going the other way to look for the nest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 The closer you get to the nest they tell you warm or cold by the level of excitement and the extent of the "injury" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 skylark? you should be able to tell by the long back claw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Back claw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 the centre claw or toenail is really long(the back facing one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/skylark.html Ahh, skylarks, brings back memories, the adult birds would fly upwards in a large circle, singing all the way, the tune would change when they began a dive towards the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumbeginner32 Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 :lol: :lol: :lol: you are all so funny! If I was laughing any harder I'd be wetting myself! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartoshka Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Did you manage to find out what species of bird the chick is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 yes it was a skylark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 and what name for this one? I was thinking Tufty McBeak but hey :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 woah thats a big weta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartoshka Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Yeah, its a Cook Strait Giant Weta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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